Midwest Society of Professional Consultants
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This month's meeting will be held at the
East Bank Club
500 N. Kingsbury
Chicago, IL 60610
Pre-dinner Program: 5:20 P.M.
Past, Present, & Future:
What the Latest Technology Trends Mean
to You
Alex Goldfayn's most popular program includes an entertaining look back at the '90s, technology's golden era, and three important (and controversial) trends he sees taking shape in the world of business technology. This lively, interactive program examines the effects of the latest technology trends and their effects on the audience's lives, work, and companies and will cover: Why Microsoft will gradually lose market share over the next few years and what it means to the audience; Why you should not upgrade your hardware and software 99 percent of the time; Why your I.T. professionals (both internal and outsourced) better be as good with people as they are with technology; Why technology has been equal parts a bane and a boon despite the media's daily reports to the contrary.
Presenter:
Alex L Goldfayn
Strategic Consulting Group, LLC - Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Alex Goldfayn is the technology contributor for Fox News Chicago, and writes on business and technology topics for the Chicago Tribune. He also writes and publishes tekTOUR, a weekly electronic newsletter on technology's effect on our lives and work. He is a professional platform speaker covering topics focused on helping audiences leverage technology to maximize productivity and profits. Alex's media credibility, consulting experience, and his unique "expert's" insight into technology's effect on our lives and work combine to make him a sought-after presenter. Audiences appreciate his ability to apply technical concepts to their work and lives in highly relevant, educational, and entertaining presentations.
Networking: 6:30
P.M.
Dinner: 7:00 P.M.
Post-Dinner Program: 8:00 P.M.
Staying Afloat When the Ship Has Sunk: Disaster Planning
Have you ever thought about what you would do if a disaster destroyed your physical facility, records, systems and other business assets? If you work from home, and your home is also extensively damaged, have you thought about where you would go and how you would recover? For many companies, especially small businesses, there is a dangerous gap between awareness of these risks and meaningful actions taken to safeguard against them. When a large company is hit with a disaster, there is an infrastructure, and deep pockets, that rallies to its support. By contrast, small business owners, especially home-based business owners, are forced to rebuild their businesses alone. They are so "hand-to-mouth" that if there are no sales, yet they still need to pay their staff, they could be in a negative cash-flow situation. Within 5-10 days of no sales, most small businesses would sink - that is, be forced to go out of business! In this session, you will learn disaster-planning tips that can help you keep your practice afloat even if your office is severely damaged or destroyed.
Presenter: Irene Rozansky
Rozansky & Associates LLC - Des Plaines, Illinois
Irene Rozansky (an MSPC member) is the founder and CEO of Rozansky & Associates LLC, a firm dedicated to helping companies build smarter, stronger organizations that can rebound efficiently from any emergency, ensuring the longevity of their critical business processes. Ms. Rozansky is an international speaker and consultant with an extensive background in strategic planning, business operations, business continuity, and organizational change and communications. For more than a decade, Irene has worked with disasters first-hand, and has assisted more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies prepare for, mitigate, and successfully avoid and/or recover from unplanned events. Before forming her own company, Irene was responsible for developing, implementing and managing business continuity consulting services for Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation and Comdisco, Inc.